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Claim of Non-Purchasing Tenant Status Rebuffed Image

Claim of Non-Purchasing Tenant Status Rebuffed

Deborah E. Riegel

When developers convert occupied buildings to condominiums or, less frequently, cooperative ownership, non-purchasing tenants are protected from eviction. When tenants in those buildings acquire vested rights as non-purchasing tenants is significant for developers, because the timing dictates the number of units that will be available for sale to outside purchasers. It is, therefore, no surprise that this is a highly charged and contested issue.

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The Supreme Court Finally Resolves An Old, Vexing Question: Does "Registration" Mean "Registration"? Answer: "Yes." Image

The Supreme Court Finally Resolves An Old, Vexing Question: Does "Registration" Mean "Registration"? Answer: "Yes."

James A. Trigg & Bethany R. Nelson

In Fourth Estate Pub. Benefit Corp. v. Wall-Street.com, LLC, the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split decades in the making by holding that a copyright is not "registered" within the meaning of the Copyright Act unless and until a registration certificate actually has issued.

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10 Categories of Provisions to Consider in any Commercial Lease Image

10 Categories of Provisions to Consider in any Commercial Lease

Alan Nochumson

Part One of a Two-Part Article When entering into a lease for commercial space, there are some items that should not be overlooked. Landlords and tenants alike should make sure that the following things are addressed in the lease, one way or another.

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Development

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Cemetery Entitled to Use Variance<br>ZBA Usurpation of Planning Board Authority<br>Statutory Factors Need to Be Considered In Denial of Area Variance

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U.S. Studios Agree to End Geoblocking in Europe Union Image

U.S. Studios Agree to End Geoblocking in Europe Union

Simon Taylor

Under the agreement, the studios and Sky UK will open up pay-TV markets, allowing consumers across the European Union to access to a wider range of content regardless of their location.

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GA Appeals Court Rules Rapper T.I. Not Liable for Attack at Studio Image

GA Appeals Court Rules Rapper T.I. Not Liable for Attack at Studio

Katheryn Hayes Tucker

“What started off as a jam-packed week of parties, concerts, and watching renowned rappers mixing new music tracks in the waning days of summer abruptly ended with Norris Gresham being dragged down a flight of 30 stairs and viciously pistol whipped in front of a crowd of onlookers.”

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Preference Attacks To Recover Prepetition Compensation Paid to Consultants of Troubled Companies Image

Preference Attacks To Recover Prepetition Compensation Paid to Consultants of Troubled Companies

Paul A. Rubin & Hanh V. Huynh

Employees of a troubled company who stay on as consultants to assist in liquidating its assets or preparing the company for a bankruptcy filing may later be disappointed to face claims to claw back their prepetition compensation.

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Inheriting Tenants in Default? Image

Inheriting Tenants in Default?

Ira Fierstein & Michelle Palka

An Illinois Appellate Court recently ruled in favor of a commercial tenant after a new owner acquired a commercial building and attempted to collect accrued unpaid rent owed to the previous landlord.

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FCA Cases: Convincing DOJ to Move to Dismiss Image

FCA Cases: Convincing DOJ to Move to Dismiss

Jacqueline C. Wolff

Recent actions by the DOJ suggest that although the DOJ may continue to prosecute certain relators' FCA cases, other relators may find themselves on the other side of a government motion to dismiss.

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Eminent Domain

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Condemnation Award Reduced

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